Freak storms transform Buckingham Palace into winter wonderland

While the onslaught of snow across London continues to prove a nuisance for commuters, dreamy images showing Buckingham Palace transformed into a winter wonderland have reminded the world just how magical snow can be.

A photo of the palace's West Terrace doused in snow like a scene out of a movie has been shared across The Royal Family's official social media accounts, receiving more than 80,000 likes on Instagram and hundreds of retweets in just the first seven hours.

Photo: Instagram/@theroyalfamily

The caption reads: "Snow started to fall this afternoon around Buckingham Palace! This photograph was taken looking towards The West Terrace, where The Queen will greet her guests during Garden Parties later this year. #LondonSnow."

Although to some folks in other parts of the world this might not seem like an extraordinary occurrence, in fact it's highly unusual for London to get this much snow. So imagery depicting one of its most iconic landmarks covered in the thick, white stuff is really quite the postcard-worthy sight.

While Londoners continue to brave freezing temperatures of -15°C S and contend with a city ravaged by snow storms — watch the footage above to see just how bad it is — at least they can take a moment to share in the beauty and stillness of one of their most famous monuments under eight inches of snow.

Even during the snow storm, the guards of Buckingham Palace continue about their solemn duty of marching up and down the courtyard. Dedication to your job doesn't get more intense than that.